The
Joseph L. Fink III Founders Leadership Award will
be presented periodically to recognize individuals
who have made substantial contributions to leadership
and scholarship in the field of pharmacy.

LEXINGTON,
Ky. (April 30, 2004) -- The American
Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL), an affiliate
organization of the American Pharmacists Association,
has recognized a University of Kentucky faculty
member and administrator by naming a national
leadership award for him. Joseph L. Fink III,
vice president for research and economic development
at UK and professor in the UK College
of Pharmacy, was recently honored by with
the creation of the Joseph L. Fink III Founders
Leadership Award during the ASPL’s 30th
anniversary observance.

The
Joseph L. Fink III Founders Leadership Award will
be presented periodically to recognize individuals
who have made substantial contributions to leadership
and scholarship in the field of pharmacy.

The
ASPL has more than 400 members from across the
nation and several other countries. Fink was the
founder and the first president of the organization.

Fink
joined the faculty at UK in 1981. Fink received
his professional education in pharmacy at the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy and Science and his Doctor
of Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center
in Washington, D.C.

Fink
also received the 2003 annual Alumni Award of the
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He
is a member of the Board of Directors of Commerce
Lexington , serves on the Executive Committee and
Board of Directors of the Center for Rural Development
in Somerset, Ky., as well as the Board of the Southern Technology
Council, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

Fink’s
scholarly works include more than 250 books, monographs,
chapters and articles in the fields of law pertaining
to pharmacy, pharmacists and pharmaceuticals, food
and drug law, and health care law. For more than
20 years, he has been an editor of Pharmacy Law
Digest, the most widely used pharmacy law text
and reference in the United States.

The
ASPL is committed to furthering legal knowledge,
communicating accurate legal information to attorneys
and pharmacists, fostering knowledge and education
pertaining to the rights and duties of pharmacists,
and distributing information of interest to the
membership via newsletters and other publications.
The organization also provides forums for networking
and the exchange of information pertaining to pharmacy
law.